Sanitary finger cover



Feb. 15, 1955 W- M. DAVIS SANITARY FINGER COVER Filed Dec. 24, 1952JNVENTOR.

United States Patent Oflice 2,701,878 Patented Feb. 15, 1955 adheringmaterial. The sides of the finger z,1o1,s1s SANITARY moan covert WilliamM. Davis, Howell, Mich. Application December 24, 1952, Serial No.sz1,s9s

1 Claim. (Cl. 2-21 This invention relates to finger covers. 7

One object of this invention is to provide a sanitary finger cover madeof paper, synthetic plastic or other inexpensive sheet material whichwill protect the thumb and/or other fingers from grease in eating foodheld in the fingers, and which at the same time will preventcontamination of the food by. dirt and bacteria which may vention so astoprovide an expansible resilient finger cover for various sizes offingers.

sides 13 by suitably folding them along the fold lines 22 to 26inclusive (Figure and side portions 27 and 30 inclusive forming thelower side 14 by suitable folding of the blank 18 along the fold lines31 to 35 inclusive. The free edges of the sides 11 to 14 inclusive maybe left straight or scalloped, as shown in Figure 5. The tab 15 isfoslged relatively to the flat side 12 along the fold In the manufactureof the invention, the blank 18 is cut out of a sheet of material in anysuitable way, such as by stamping it-out with a cutter or die. Thevarious portions 11, 12, 13 and 14 are then formed by suitable foldingoperations along the fold lines 22 to 26 inclusive and 31 to 35inclusive, in a manner which is self-evident from the drawings, afterwhich the longitudinal tabs 16 and 17 are secured to one another by asuitable adhesive or by the use of a heat-sealing material. The end ofthe cover 10 provided with the tab 15 is then closed by bend- 1 ing thetab 15 over the adjacent edge of the opposite flat side 11 and securingit thereto by adhesives or heat (Fig- Other objects and advantages ofthe invention will become apparent during the course of the followingdescription of the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a sanitary finger cover, according toone form of the invention, as mounted on the index finger of a user;Figure 2 is a side elevation of the finger cover shown in Figure I,removed from the finger;

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the finger cover shown in Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a right-hand end elevation of the finger cover shown inFigures 2 and 3; and

Figure 5 is a top plan view of a blank from which the finger cover ofFigures 1 to 4 inclusive may be coni i iiii th r I k ml is" erto,eeatingo greasyorsti y 'ceso or the handling of articles which soil thefingersfis been unpleasant because of the inconvenience but practicalnecessity of washing the fingers immediately after eating and beforeeating any other food or other courses of the meal. For example, foodscooked in grease or coated with sugar, such as roast chicken, corn onthe cob, doughnuts, sweet rolls and other articles of food involve suchdisadvantages. Moreover, the reparation, sale or handlingof foods withthe bare thum and fin er or fingers is also unsanitary, typical foods ofthis type ing meats, fish, cheese, candies and baked goods. The presentinvention provides a sanitary finger cover which not only protects thefingers aswell as the food from such soiling or contamination but alsowhich is resilient so as to fit different sizes of fingers and to clingto the finger upon which it is mounted.

Referring to the drawing in detail, Figures 1 m 4 in pleated connectingsides 13 and 14 extending betwtfiel'l' er the sides 11 and 12, theassembly being held to at one end by a tab 15 integral with 9 side 1 andextending over and secured to the side 11 in any suitable manner, suchas by the use of an adhesive or by heatsecured to one anotherkngttudinally by tabs 16 and 17 (Figure 5) formed in a blank, generallycover 10 are longitudinal ures 2 and 3). The finger cover 10 is thenready for use.

In the use of the invention, finger covers 10 may be dispensed in a flatfolded condition from any suitable type of dispenser. The user thenpushes his thumb or finger into the finger cover or covers 10 in themanner shown in Figure l, whereupon the covers are used to grasparticles in the usual manner. When the user has ished handling thearticle, he merely pulls. oi the cov r or covers 10 and laysthem aside,leaving hisfingers clean and unsoiled instead of greasy or sticky as ininstances where such covers are'not available.

What I claim is: E,

A paper finger cover formed from a substantially rectangular sheet,comprising elongated fiat front and rear panel-forming portions ofsubstantially the same widths vide exipansible pleated spaced apart fromone another on said sheet, an elongated scored intermediate sidepanel-forming portion of substantially the same width as said front andrear panelforming portions integral therewith and disposed in the spacetherebetween, a pair of elongated scored side panelforming partsintegral respectively with said front and rear panel-forming portionsand .disposed along the edges thereof remote from said intermediate/side panel-forming portion, said side panel-forming parts having theirouter edge portions secured to on another in overlapping relationship toconstitute a si panel-forming portion opposite to and of substantiallythe same width as said intermediate side anel-forming portion, said sidepanel-forming portions ing folded at their scored locations to prosides,and a tab projecting from one en of one of said fia panel-fumingportions and secured in overlapping relationship to the correspondingend of the other fiat panel-forming portion to close one end of thefinger cover.

Refm Cited in .i'. file of this patent UNITED srzrras PATENTS 164,389Mill June 1-5, 1875 392,964 McCulla' Nov. 13, 1888 888,891 Fulton May26, 1908 1,030,655 vEllis June 25, 1912 FOREIGN PATENTS 55,656 Denmark-e Jan. 2, 1939 which the cover 10 is formed by

